Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
The book of Wisdom encouraged Jews in their faith as they tried to live observantly in a Hellenized culture. As in their time, with growing scientific knowledge and a plurality of philosophical systems from which to seek wisdom, we Catholics need to see anew the wisdom in our own rich tradition.
Read MoreAs children of God, we were created to worship God. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that, “God’s first call and just demand is that man accept him and worship him.” (CCC, 2084) The act of abortion which takes place in practically every corner of our world is the antithesis of the worship imagery presented in Revelation, where a great multitude from every nation, every race and tongue, are gathered before the throne to worship God. In abortion, an innocent life of the human family, willed into existence by God, is intentionally terminated and deprived of the faculty to worship.
Read MoreIn the passage from Exodus, one of the social laws which people must observe is the care of “aliens,” widows, and orphans. Another word for “alien” is immigrant.
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